[CQ-Contest] He sends my callsign

[JAMES HEADRICK]

If he never sends your callsign, he is just broadcasting.

Seriously, under crowded conditions it has helped me avoid NILs.

73 jim w3cp



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz at prairienet.org>
To: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] He sends my callsign


> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Steve wrote:
>
>> A lot of my contest QSO's this past weekend went like this:
>> 1. I send CQ SS
>> 2. He sends his callsign
>> 3. I send his callsign
>> 4. I send exchange
>> 5. He sends my callsign
>> 6. He sends exchange
>>
>> What is the purpose of line 5?
>>
>
> It depends on the situation.  I was never able to get much of a run going
> in the contest, but during the last few hours I found a space around 7038
> where I called CQ.  There was a station up about 200 Hz from me and one
> about 200 Hz down from me also CQing.  I heard a station come back to me
> (I thought) on my frequency and I sent # 3 and 4 as above.  When I
> listened, I heard him send #5 as above with another station's callsign.
> The timing was just right and if he hadn't sent #5, I'd have logged him.
>
> Maybe stations CQing in a clearer spot don't have that problem.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
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